Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino, who has cancer, left the intensive care unit and was in stable condition, her spokeswoman said Thursday, as prayers for her recovery poured in from friends and even political enemies.

North Korea appears to be preparing to test an advanced missile designed to reach the United States, a U.S. official said Monday, ratcheting up tensions after its second nuclear blast. Media reports say the North Korean leader's youngest son has been picked to be the next leader.

After his one-punch knockout of junior welterweight champion Ricky Hatton on Saturday night, Pacquiao is still the sport's No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter and No. 1 all-time with four lineal championships in four weight classes (112, 126, 130 and 140).

Rescuers dug up six more bodies in a remote village where a landslide buried a dozen houses in the northeastern Philippines, raising the death toll left by a tropical storm to at least 20, officials said Monday.